 1923 - 2009 (86 years)
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| Name |
Wilma C Powell [1, 2] |
| Birth |
1 Sep 1923 |
Tattnall, Georgia, USA  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Race |
White [1, 2] |
| Residence |
1930 |
Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA [1] |
| Age: 6; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter |
| Residence |
1935 |
Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA [2] |
| Residence |
1 Apr 1940 |
Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA [2] |
| Age: 16; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter |
| Death |
12 Oct 2009 |
| Person ID |
I4981 |
tng Genealogy |
| Father |
Matthew Leonard Powell, b. 12 Mar 1893, Tattnall, Georgia, USA d. 17 Sep 1956, Tattnall, Georgia, USA (Age 63 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Inez Holland, b. 12 Jun 1898, Tattnall, Georgia, USA d. 18 Jul 1978, Vidalia, Toombs, Georgia, USA (Age 80 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
Between 1912 and 1940 |
| Family ID |
F1665 |
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 | Birth - 1 Sep 1923 - Tattnall, Georgia, USA |
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 | Residence - Age: 6; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1930 - Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA |
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| Residence - 1935 - Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA |
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| Residence - Age: 16; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1 Apr 1940 - Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA |
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| Notes |
- Wilma Meeks
MEEKS, Wilma Mrs. Wilma P. Meeks, born September 1, 1923, in Tattnall County, GA, went home to be with the Lord on October 12, 2009. She was preceded in death by her parents, Inez Holland Powell and Matthew Leonard Powell; brothers, Howard R. Powell and Rabun K. Powell; sisters, Lucy P. Smith and Audrey P. Hill; husband, James Carl Meeks; and daughter, Beverly M. Phillips. She is survived by her brother, Bernice "Buddy" J. Powell of Claxton, GA; her sons, James Carl Meeks, Jr. of Dacula, GA, Roger Paul Meeks of Hoschton, GA, George Andrew Meeks of Tucker, GA; grandchildren, Jennifer Phillips, Adam Phillips, Michael Paul Meeks, Melissa M. Lewis, Andrew Meeks, Jonathan Meeks, Shannon M. Mitchell, Zachary Meeks, and Joshua Meeks; great grandchildren, Emily Mitchell, Christopher Mitchell, Daniel Meeks and Walker Meeks; and numerous nieces and nephews. A blessed wife and mother, Wilma spent her life in service to others and to the Lord, including two years in Liberia, West Africa, with her husband and children. Of her, the scriptures declare, "Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her." She is at rest. The family will receive friends Wednesday, October 14, from 6 to 8 PM, at A.S. Turner & Sons Funeral Home, Decatur, GA. A memorial service will be held Thursday, October 15, at 1:00 PM, in the chapel of A.S. Turner & Sons.
Published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution from October 14 to October 15, 2009
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| Sources |
- [S337] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;).
Year: 1930; Census Place: Collins, Tattnall, Georgia; Roll: 386; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0012; Image: 229.0; FHL microfilm: 2340121
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=18045532&indiv=try
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=18045532&indiv=try
[ View Federal Census Document]
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=18045532&indiv=try
- [S474] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Year: 1940; Census Place: Collins, Tattnall, Georgia; Roll: T627_711; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 132-12
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=57697675&indiv=try
[ View Federal Census Document]
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=57697675&indiv=try
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